July 1
Happy Canada Day!

We had a lovely but all too brief visit with Frank J before he headed on to Toronto via a few local wineries (Wayne Gretsky's and Dan Ackroyd's). I hope to see him tomorrow at the BBQ. I can't leave until the new fridge arrives.

July 3Well this vacation was a total bust. Spent all my time dealing with various issues and ( Read more... )

June 1
I'm trying to decide if I have the energy to go to Midwestcon.

June 3
It took me 3.5 hours to get from Toronto to Niagara. Torture!!!
And then I had to mow the lawn since it's supposed to rain tomorrow.
I'm wiped out.

June 8I have tickets to see the "Cake Boss" with my SIL Stacy who is an awesome cake artist too. This will be lots of fun. ( Read more... )

May 2
I am disgusted with Canadians for continuing to enable Harper's destruction of our country. I feel sick.

May 19
I'm confused by all the gushing over Neil Gaiman's "The Doctor's Wife" episode. I thought it was boring.

May 21
I am babysitting a guinea pig. This is the easiest job I've ever had. And he's cute.

May 22I don't know how much more ( Read more... )

April 3
The thought of leaving Miami to go back to Toronto snow is horrifying.

April 13
What a lovely evening I just had. Tasty chicken curry for dinner (thanks Andrew) and many fun hours of conversation and stitching (thanks Christine).

April 14
Alexander McCall Smith is as delightful as his books. Really worth watching in full.
TPL VideoThere ( Read more... )

March 6
Now here are some great ideas. Epicurious: New Orleans Best Recipes and Drinks

March 16
The situation just gets worse every day for those poor people.


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As many of you have already heard, Mike suffered a stroke at home Thursday night and died early Friday morning, in hospital. Susan was with him the whole time. A service of remembrance is being held at

Windermere United Church
356 Windermere Avenue, Toronto ON
at 7:00 pm on Wednesday March 23This is the second church south of the Bloor and ( Read more... )

Since neither Mike nor Susan are on LiveJournal or Facebook, she won't be able to see all the wonderful comments and photos and memories that everyone is posting. I am compiling all the entries that I can see into one comprehensive document that she can look at when she's ready to do so ( Read more... )

February 1
4:40 pm
I did a lot of running around today re errands and appointments. The wind was freezing and brutal so my eyes were tearing up a lot. Then I noticed that the tears were actually freezing on my glasses and my face. Yikes!
9:48 pmI just had a lovely visit with Mike and Susan. I delivered the card and all the loot from Confusion. ( Read more... )

My Aunt Donna makes the best cabbage rolls ever. We get to eat them every Christmas. I wanted to try making them since all the commercially made versions are too spicy for my mom. So my cousin Sue kindly wrote down the recipe and emailed me the instructions.

Recipe
2 large cabbages (core removed)
1 large can tomato juice
1 cup ketchup

Filling2 ( Read more... )

Here are the 79 books that I read in 2010:

January (10)
Rhapsody in Green by Beverley Nichols
Half The Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation by Michael Keller
Her fearful symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
Julie & Julia by ( Read more... )